[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 46 (Tuesday, April 23, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D374-D376]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
LABOR, HHS, AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
APPROVING YUCCA MOUNTAIN SITE--REPOSITORY FOR DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE 
WASTE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air 
Quality approved for full Committee action H.J. Res. 87, approving the 
site at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, for the development of a repository for 
the disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, 
pursuant to the Nuclear Policy Act of 1982.

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WELFARE REFORM
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on Welfare Reform: A Review of Abstinence Education and Transitional 
Medical Assistance. Testimony was heard from William J. Scanlon, 
Director, Health Care Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY FOR AMERICAN ACT
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Community 
Opportunity continued hearings on H.R. 3995, Housing Affordability for 
American Act of 2002. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
REFORMING GOVERNMENT
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Civil Service, Census, 
and Agency Organization held a hearing entitled ``Reforming Government: 
The Federal Sunset Act of 2001.'' Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Brady of Texas and Turner; Mark Everson, Controller, 
Office of Federal Financial Management OMB; and public witnesses.
FUEL MARKETS
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural 
Resources and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing entitled ``Fuel 
Markets--Unstable at Any Price?'' Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Energy: Mary Hutzler, Acting 
Administrator, Energy Information Administration; and Vicky Bailey, 
Assistant Secretary, Policy and International Affairs; William Kovacic, 
General Counsel FTC; and public witnesses.
MANAGEMENT RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, 
Veterans Affairs and International Relations held a hearing on 
Management Radio Frequency Spectrum: Military Readiness and National 
Security. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Defense: Steve Price, Deputy Assistant Security, Spectrum 
and C3 Policy; Lt. Gen. Joseph Kellogg, USA, Director, Command, 
Control, Communications, and Computers (C4), Joint Chiefs of Staff; 
Vice Adm. Richard Mayo, USN, Director, Space, Information Warfare, 
Command and Control, Chief of Naval Operations; Maj. Gen. Steven W. 
Boutelle, USA, Director, Information Operations, Networks and Space; 
Brig. Gen. Robert M. Shea, USMC, Director, Command, Control, 
Communications, and Computers (C4), U.S. Marine Corps; and Lt. Gen. 
Harry D. Raduege, Jr., USAF, Director, Defense Information Systems 
Agency; Michael Gallagher, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Communication 
and Information, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration, Department of Commerce; and Julius Knapp, Deputy Chief, 
Office of Engineering and Technology, FCC.
CORPORATE AND AUDITING ACCOUNTABILITY, RESPONSIBILITY AND TRANSPARENCY 
ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a structured rule on H.R. 
3763, Corporate and Auditing Accountability, Responsibility and 
Transparency Act, providing one hour of general debate equally divided 
and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Financial Services. The rule waives all points of order 
against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment 
in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial 
Services now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original 
bill for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read. The 
rule waives all points of order against the bill, as amended. The rule 
makes in order only those amendments printed in the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying the resolution. The rule provides that 
the amendments printed in the report shall be considered only in the 
order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated 
in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the 
time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 
not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or 
in the Committee of the Whole. The rule waives all points of order 
against the amendments printed in the report. Finally, the rule 
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 2002. 
Testimony was heard from Chairman Oxley and Representatives Baker, 
Kirk, LaFalce and Markey.
EPA--SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and 
Standards held a hearing on Science and Technology Programs at the 
Environmental Protection Agency: the Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Request. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the EPA: Paul 
Gilman, Assistant Administrator, Office of Research and Development; 
and Genevieve Matanoski, member, Science Advisory Board and Research 
Strategies Advisory Committee; and a public witness.

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NFIP PROGRAMS BUDGET
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
hold a hearing on Budget for NFIP programs within the FBI and the 
Departments of Defense, Energy, Treasury, and State. Testimony was 
heard from departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
BANKRUPTCY REFORM
Conferees met to resolve the differences between the Senate and House 
passed versions of H.R. 333, to amend title 11, United States Code, but 
did not complete action thereon, and recessed subject to the call.